Necktie



E. E. vEcd-u 'NECKTIE Filed April 11, 1938 IN VENT OR. BE vEBBI-II Patented Mar. 10, 1942 1 UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE NECKTIE Emilio E. Vecchi, Des Moines, Iowa Application April 11, 1938, Serial No. 201,333

2 Claims.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a necktie that is highly durable in use, refined in appearance, and economical in manufacture.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a necktie that holds its shape even after long usage.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a necktie that ties into an attractive knot and does not wrinkle.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a necktie construction that produces a necktie that is braced, strengthened and padded in all directions of pull.

These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a top plan view of my necktie before the outer decorative covering has been folded and stitched in place.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of my necktie taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and more fully illustrates its construction.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of my finished necktie ready for use.

Neckties have been used universally for many years but the main difiiculties experienced by the users are that the ties do not hold their shape, wrinkle and become distorted by usage. I have overcome such objections by providing a necktie that is strong and durable and because of its construction has attractive rolled edges.

Referring to the drawing, I have used the numerical ID to designate the elongated core, ribbon or strip. This strip I!) gives the body to the tie and may .be considered as the basic piece of the tie. It should be of suitable fabric having both body and strength such as mohair or like. As is well known, many garments and coats use such material for strengthening, padding and like. In the manufactuer of my tie, directly below this elongated strip I placed an elongated strip of cloth ll. This strip ll may be of muslin or other suitable cloth material. As will be noted, the strip ll is wider and longer than the strip H] and the strip is placed along the center of the strip l l as shown in Fig. 1. Directly below the strip H is the decorative tie cover [2. Obviously this outer covering I2 is of silk or other appropriate attractive color and design.

The outer decorative cover I2 is wider and longer than the strip H. The strip H is placed along the center line of the decorative covering l2. After the strips II], I I, I2 are so placed as shown in Fig. 1, the edges of the strip ID are secured to the covering I2 by stitching. As the strip II is between the strip l0 and outer covering 12, the strip II will also be rigidly secured some distance from its side edges to the covering 12 as shown in Fig. 2. Any type of stitch may be used but it is recommended that the stitching not completely extend through the front of the covering 12 as its appearance on the face of the tie would be objectionable. This stitching is shown in Fig. 2 and I have designated it by the numeral 13. After the tie has been so arranged and sewed, it is folded at the side edges of the strip l0 thus bringing the two side edge portions of the strip ll over and over-lapping the side edge portions of the strip Ill. The dimensions of the strips are so formed that this folding of the tie will bring the two side edges of the outer covering l2 into over-lapping construction as shown in Fig. 3. These over-lapping side edges of the covering l2 are sewed together by thread or like I in the usual manner. By this construction the strip ID, the strip H and outer covering l2 are rigidly secured together at the marginal side edges of the strip [0, thereby providing a stable and well constructed necktie. The tie will be reinforced in all directions and it will be almost impossible to distort it by use. Due to the padding effect and strengthening characterisics it will be substantially wrinkleproof. By the outer covering and the strip H encircling and embracing the side edges of the stiffening and strip core, strip ID, the finished me will have attractive rolled side edges.

From the foregoing it will readily be seen that I have provided a highly desirable necktie.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of my improved means for a necktie without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim:

1. In a necktie, a center strip of strengthening material, an intermediate strip of flexible material having a width greater than the width of said center strip with its side marginal edgeportions folded around said center strip and with its marginal side edges terminating in substantially tions folded around said center strip and with its marginal side edges terminating in substantially the same plane and spaced a substantial distance apart, a unitary seamed decorative cover embracing said center and said intermediate strip with its seam disposed between the spaced apart marginal edges of said intermediate strip accommodating the overlapping edges of said unitary outer decorative covering at its seamed line, and stitching securing the said two strips and the decorative covering together at the outer side marginal edge of said center strip.

EMILIO E. VECC'I-II. 

